Trafficking victims endured ‘horrible conditions’ in US illegal drug operation

Police in California discovered dozens of people forced to work in illicit marijuana business after being brought across border

Dozens of human trafficking victims were forced to work on an illegal marijuana operation while living in horrible conditions", California authorities said.

The Merced county sheriff's office in the state's Central valley this week found 60 people, including men, women and at least one child, at an operation. The group arrived several days earlier and was promised good-paying jobs and a place to stay, law enforcement said in a statement.